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2 million pirates in Sweden
Piracy is a big problem for the film and TV industry in Sweden. According to figures recently published by Mediavision,…
"Warning list for illegal sites" - advertisers should avoid these
Illegal sites earn millions of SEK through advertising. The money oes straight into the pockets of criminals. It is also…
Intellectual Property, Jobs & Prosperity in the Nordic Region – 2023 years-report
73,000 jobs and 50 billion in tax revenue lost. These are the consequences of piracy and counterfeiting in Sweden. This…
Verdict against illegal IPTV service
Today, a man was convicted for being involved in the illegal Smart IPTV service. The indictment against the man contained…
Prosecution against a man who earned over SEK 5 million from pirate TV
A man from southern Sweden is charged with copyright infringement for running the illegal IPTV service Scandinavian IPTV. The Rights…
Seminars in the Network for a modern intellectual property law
On January 25th, the Network for a modern intellectual property right, which the Rights Alliance coordinates, organized a seminar together…
Illegal IPTV generate over 1 billion euros per year in Europe
According to the report “Illicit IPTV in Europe”, illegal IPTV services in Europe generated EUR 1.06 billion (SEK 12 billion)…
Upcoming trial against illegal IPTV service
On January 23, there is a trial against the man suspected of being behind the illegal service Smart IPTV. The…
New rules on copyright voted through
Today, the Swedish Parliament has voted through amendments to, among other things, the Copyright Act (prop. 2021/22:278 Upphovsrätten på den…
Digital Services Act (DSA)
On November 20, the EU directive Digital Services Act (DSA) entered into force. The regulation will come into force on…
Prosecution against person behind IPTV service
Prosecution has now been brought against a man suspected of being the administrator of the illegal IPTV service Smart IPTV.…
New government will focus more on EU's digital internal market
After the election in September, Sweden got a new government and thus also a new prime minister. In the government…
Alma Shawwaf to Rights Alliance
Alma Shawwaf (formerly Skarrie), previously investigator of intellectual property crimes at the Police, changes jobs to lawyer at Rights Alliance.…
Verdict regarding illegal IPTV-services
A verdict came yesterday against a man from Eskilstuna involved in the operation of the illegal IPTV services northtv and…
Trial against couple behind two illegal IPTV services
Recently, the Patent and Market Court held a trial against a couple in Eskilstuna. The accused man is suspected of…
Trials against persons running illegal IPTV services
During spring, there have been several trials against persons running illegal IPTV services. The latest verdict concerns the service Sweden…
New voluntary agreement between rightsholders and internet service providers on simplified handling of court cases involving blocking injunctions
Today, court procedures on blocking websites that illegally make copyright protected content available online takes a long time in Sweden.…
Piracy and counterfeits cause 71 000 lost jobs in Sweden
The report “Intellectual Property, Jobs and Prosperity in the Nordic region 2022” shows that piracy and counterfeit carried out by Swedish…
Person behind illegal IPTV service has to pay millions in damages
Last Friday the person behind the illegal IPTV service MacIPTV was convicted for copyright crime and serious accounting fraud. He…
Prosecution against illegal IP-TV
A man involved in IPTVKing has been prosecuted. IPTVKing was one of the largest illegal IPTV services in Sweden. It…
Rights Alliance signs exclusive agreement with YouTube
Through a recent agreement with YouTube, RA is now able to give smaller rights holders access to Content ID- something…
Prosecution against Sweden IPTV
Recently, charges were brought against a man in his 30s who was behind the illegal IPTV service Sweden IPTV. The…